*********************************************************************************************************************(sorry for my poor english, do not hesitate to correct the following post )Whereas Cokelike made me discover some very interesting songs today (thank you!), I thought it would be quite interesting to write a post in order to share. What are you listening to these days? Which are the artists you prefer? I am rather curious to know your tastes and to know if the fans of Chan have other artists they like in common!

I like pretty much any music that has some emotional qualities to it. A sense that the artist is trying to communicate how they feel or expressing something important to them. If I dont feel that coming from the music I usually dont get that interested. I primarily listen to/love music from the 60's-70s, but all eras have some good music. Beatles (and solo Beatles), Stones, Hendrix, Joplin, The Who, Doors, Julie London, Billie Holiday, Neil Young, CSN, Laura Nyro, Velvet Underground, Nico, Nirvana, David Bowie, Harry Nilsson, Beach Boys, Louis Armstrong, Janis Ian, Bob Dylan, Jimmy Cliff, Stooges, MC5, Carpenters, Abba, Mazzy Star, Sonic Youth, REM, Janes Addiction. Lately, I've been picking up as much Joni Mitchell on vinyl as possible. I just got her "Clouds" album and it's every bit as good as "Blue" and "Court And Spark". Joni made some incredible albums.

Such a good album. Never get tired of it. Favorite track is "Monkberry Moon Delight".

After reading your post and Nicolaouas I was curious about it and bought it ...and wasn't disappointed! What a a great album! My favorite tracks are "The Back Seat of my Car" , "Long Haired Lady" and the incredible "Monkberry Moon Delight".

I'm happy for you, RAM is a tremendous album, some kind of lost gem, only known nowadays by McCartney admirers.I suggest you to read this french article about RAM written for french magazine "Les Inrockuptibles": http://www.lesinrocks.com/2001/06/12/musique/paul-mccartney-en-interview-exclusive-11218447/

Sab wrote:After reading your post and Nicolaouas I was curious about it and bought it ...and wasn't disappointed! What a a great album! My favorite tracks are "The Back Seat of my Car" , "Long Haired Lady" and the incredible "Monkberry Moon Delight".

Cool!

Nicolaoua is right, a hidden gem. "Band On The Run" gets a lot of praise, but I still think Ram is the best thing he's done outside of the Beatles. I love the randomness of it, the wild guitar solos, crazy vocals, beautiful harmonies. I'm glad you like it!

Unfortunately, you won't find many McCartney albums that sound as fresh as RAM. If you want to dig further, you can try of course the aforementioned "Band on the Run" but i would also suggest his first solo album, called "McCartney" and his first Wings album, "Wild Life".Both albums are very often called "half baked" but it is also a part of their charm: they have a "loose" feeling. What he did next was much more controlled and lacked something, maybe honesty or spontaneity.